Santa Clara Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Qibla Details for Santa Clara
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Clara?
The Qibla direction from Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba is 57.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Clara should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Clara from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Clara to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,884 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Clara?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Santa Clara, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Clara?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Clara is 57.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Clara
The Qibla direction from Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba is 57.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,884 km (7,384 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Clara sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Santa Clara, this means facing east-northeast (57.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Clara
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.5°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 90.5° from Santa Clara. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.5°.
Using a compass in Santa Clara
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Clara. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.